from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Tlinkit \Tlin"kit\, n. pl.
The Indians of a seafaring group of tribes of southern Alaska
comprising the Koluschan stock. Previous to deterioration
from contact with the whites they were the foremost traders
of the northwest. They built substantial houses of cedar
adorned with totem poles, and were expert stone carvers and
copper workers. Slavery, the potlatch, and the use of immense
labrets were characteristic. Many now work in the salmon
industry.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]